Under the Waimate Borough-Waimate County Union Order 1988, all By-laws of the two uniting Authorities remain in force until rescinded. A review of the by-laws in conjunction with the Standards Association is currently taking place.
The following By-laws are at present in force:
Waimate Borough
PART I Public Places
II Scaffolding & Deposit of Building Materials
III Hawkers, Peddlers, Itinerant Traders and Keepers of Mobile or Travelling Shops
IV Prevention of Fire
V Billiard Rooms
VI Baths
VII Libraries
VIII Public Halls and Meeting Places
IX Household Refuse Purchasers
X Removal of Refuse
XI Nuisances
XII Offensive Trades
XIII Sale of Second-Hand Clothing & Hiring out of Clothing
XIV Licensed Lodging Houses
XV Sanitary
XVI Parks and Reserves
XVII Registration of Premises under the Health Act, 1956
XVIII Signs and Hoardings
XIX Animals, Poultry & Bees
XX Amusement Devices & Shooting Galleries
XXI Licensed Vehicles and Stands
XXII Building
XXIII Water Supply
XXIV Water Catchment Areas
XXV Control of Noise
XXVI Fire Prevention
XXVII Precaution against Fire & Panic in Theatres, Public Halls and Assembly Halls
XXVIII Licensing and Control of Apartment Buildings and Boarding Houses
No.1, 1978 Minimum Thermal Insulation Requirements for Residential Buildings
No.1, 1980 Control of Noise
Waimate County
No 1 Repeal
2 Interpretation and General
3 Health - Buildings
4 Offensive Trades
5 Cattle Trespass
6 Provision of Fire Escapes
7 Hawkers, Peddlers and Itinerant Traders
8 Keeping of Animals
9 Nuisances on Premises
10 To Prevent Contamination of Food During Manufacture and Sale
11 Eating Houses
12 In Respect of Roads, Public Places and Nuisances
13 Structure and Cleansing of Privies
14 Damage to Roads and Bridges
15 Lodging Houses
16 Hoardings
17 Hakataramea-Kurow Bridges
18 Light Traffic Bridges
19 Traction Engine Traffic
21 Buildings for Public Meetings
23 Waimate Cemetery
25 Amusement Devices Bylaw 1967
26 Cattle Saleyards By-law 1966
27 Access to Private Swimming Pools (Joint)
28 Water Race Bylaw 1969
Water Race Amendment No. 1 1969
Water Race Amendment No. 2 1969
29 Downlands Water Supply Bylaw 1988
Waimate District
No 1 Stock Droving By-Law, Glenavy Township
2 Waimate District Council Dog Control By-Laws 1997
3 Stock Droving By-Law 1998
Waimate Cemetery By-Law Amendment No 1 1998